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M. E. HUNT. END GATE.

No. 471,178. Patented MamZZ, 1892. 6y jtj].

STATES ATENT union.

MARSHALL E. HUNT, OF DAVENPORT, IOWVA, ASSIGNOR TO CHARLES C.

SCHLAGEL, OF SAME PLACE.

END-GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 471,178, dated March22, 1892.,

Application filed February 24, 1891. Serial No. 382,505. (No model.)

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARSHALL E. HUNT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Davenport, in the county of Scott and State of Iowa, haveinvented anew and useful End-Gate, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to end-gates constructed in two parts and hingedtogether for vehicle-boxes; and the objects are, first, to secure hooksto the ends of the end-gate ar ranged to engage with loops upon thecleats in such manner that the hinged part of such end-gate may be movedout of line so as to leave a passage between such part and the end ofthe bed-of the vehicle-box for the discharge of grain, &c., in such box;second, to arrange'such hooks in relation to the loops v upon the cleatsso that when the end-gate is in position and in line the hooks will drawthe cleats and side-boards to which they are attached inwardly,'and thusavoid the necessity of using end rods; third, to arrange the hooks andloops so that the end-gate may be readily removed from the box orreadily replaced, and,fourth, to combine with the cleat a strap forholding the side-boards to the bed of the box. I accomplish theseobjects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 represents an end view of a wagonbox with my deviceattached to the end-gate and such box. Fig. 2 isa plan view of one endof such box with my device attached, the hinged part of the gate beingmoved out of line, so as to leave a space between such part and the endof the Wagon-bed. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional View of the hook,cleat, and ear, taken on the line 00 0c of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a similarview, except showing the hook in the course of its movement when thehinged portion of the end-gate is moved out of line, as shown in Fig. 2.Fig. 5 is an enlarged front view of the cleat, loop, and strap below theliney y of Fig. 1; and Fig. 6 is an enlarged side view of the same, thecleat being par-.

tially broken away.

Similar letters and figures refer to similar hasp attached to one of theparts 0; e, a staple secured to the other part 0, and f a hook attachedto such hasp, and d is an aperture through the hasp for the passage ofthe staple, and which is secured by the hook f, as is illustrated inFig. 1. I use a cleat, which in crosssection is formed like the letterLthat is,it has sides 10 and 11 at right angles to each other-and thelower portion of such cleat is formed into a threaded bolt or strap 12,which threaded portion accommodates a nut 13, and the upper portion ofthe side 11 of such cleat is bent over in a horizontal line, as at 14,to lap over the upper edge of the side-board B. On the face side 11 ofthe cleat are two projecting cam-shaped loops 15,such loops upon theirinner side face being provided with the circular portions irregular toeach other g and h, and to form such loops the side 10 of the cleat iscut out, as at 17, for the passage of the hook 18. A modification of theloop and hook can be made by widening or adding to the inner portion ofthe end of the hook, in which case the portion of the loop at it neednot be cutaway. The hooks 18 are attached to the respective'ends of theend-gate, so that when in position they will register with the loopsupon each cleat. I prefer to attach the hooks to the ends of asemicircular bar 19, securing the bar to one of the parts of theend-gate, as illustrated in Fig. 1, as such arrangement strengthens theend-gate. It will be observed that when the end-gate is in position andin line the hook 18 will occupy a position in relation to the loop 15,as is illus trated in Fig.3, and will not back out of engagement withsuch loop; but as the hinged part of the end-gate is moved out of linethe hook 18 will gradually recede from the loop until its inner portion,near its end, rests against the portion h of the loop, thus giving aspace between the hinged part of the gate and the end of the bed of theWagon-box, which position is illustrated in Fig. 2. This space affords apassage-way for the discharge of grain, &c., in the wagon-box.

WVhile not essential to the operation of my device, I deem it best toattach to one side of the end-gate a handle 20 and to the opposite sidean angled bar 21, the free end of which projects outwardly sufficientfrom the face of the end-gate so its end passes outside of the face ofthe side 10 of the cleat. Such angled bar so arranged assists inretaining the hooks in the loop, when the operator, by means of graspingthe handle with one hand and the hasp with the other, moves the hingedpart of the end-gate out of line. If desired, the end of the bed of thewagon-box may be cut out, as shown at 22 in Figs. 1 and 2.

From the description given the construction and mode of operation of mydevice will be readily understood, and it will also be seen that manymodifications can be made without departing from the scope of myinvention.

I am aware that hinged end-gates, with means for locking the same whenin line, are old; also, that cleats with grooves for the reception ofthe end-gate have been heretofore combined with a strap or threadedbolt, and I therefore do not claim such combinations broadly.

I am also aware that end-gates have been,

described made in two parts and hinged to the sides of the wagon-box andone of such parts formed with an arm to overlap the other part on theouter side and be fastened thereto; also, that an end-gate has beendescribed consisting of a long and short section hinged together andprovided, respectively, with flanged metal plates, a staple, and latch,in combination with a flanged metal cleat and spring-bolts adapted toengage with depressions or holes in the plates, and I therefore do notclaim such combinations broadly. By using the projecting cam-shapedloops, their inner side face being provided with the circular portionsirregular to each other, the hooks will hold the end-gate to thewagonbox when the hinged parts are moved out of line, so as to leave apassage between such hinged part and the end of the bed of the wagon-boxfor the discharge of grain, and the form of such loops when the end-gateis in line is such as to cause the hooks to draw against the side-boardsof the wagon-box. In other words, in my invention the bearings of suchloops are adapted to hold the end-gate in the wagon-box when in line,and also to so hold it when its hinged part is moved out of line and thehinged parts are at angles to each other.

hat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

An endgate for vehicle-boxes, consisting of two hinged parts with meansfor securing the same in line, and the free ends of each part providedwith the hooks 18, in combination with the combined cleats and strapsproperly secured to the vehicle-box, such cleats provided with the loopshaving the circular portions 9 and h, and such loops arranged in suchcleats so as to be adapted to engage with the hooks of the end-gate inthe manner and for the purposes stated, and substantially as described.

MARSHALL E. HUNT.

Witnesses:

CHAS. SOHLAGLE, W. \V. HUMPHREY.

